Heavy metal ballad with male vocals, slow 110 bpm pulse, power-rock opera delivery, melodic guitar lines and soaring choir layers; verse stays low and tense with tight drums, pre-chorus opens into sustained notes and rising toms, chorus hits with stacked harmonies and wide leads. Distorted swells, bell accents, reverse cymbal lifts, huge cinematic reverb, polished and powerful., metal, rock, slow, ballad, opera